Christmas was abundant in tea based gifts like this teapot and cosy from boots that I got twice! Lovely stuff.
So lots of tea to get through and lots of simple pleasures to enjoy.
The teapots are so cute in their little cosies, but they came with loose tea and no strainer. I tried using my funky Whittards teapot shaped one but unfortunately I just couldn't get the hang of it.
Whenever I've been to proper tearooms they've always had fantastic little sieves with tiny tin bowls to hold them while not in use.
I had a look online but I couldn't find any that didn't have a £4.00 delivery charge. Seeing as they were only about £4.00 before delivery it just didn't seem right.
So I decided to just live a sad and incomplete life without the tiny tea sieves.
Sigh
Then one fine day I was in Allison's Tea Rooms in Kingston and my OH took the initiative and asked where they got theirs. As you might expect they got them wholesale, but they very kindly offered to sell me one for £1. I was absolutely delighted, but I had to at least try and play it cool.
So now whenever I have loose tea in a pot my Allison's sieve comes out to help me out.
And now I'm ready - pot, cups and sieve. Oh, and plenty of tea!
